Making Hiccup's Leather Helmet From How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Video

A few days ago, my wife, my son and I were lucky enough to get tickets for the premiere of the movie How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. We love the franchise and the movie was wonderful. It's the perfect ending for the trilogy. I highly recommend you to go and watch it.

As I was watching the movie, I started to wonder if I would be able to make Hiccup's helmet for my kid, and as soon as I got back home, I started working on this helmet. It took me a long time to figure out a design that would work from my memories and the few pictures I found online, but I think I got it pretty close to what you'll see in the movie.

I used 2.8mm/7oz vegetable tanned leather for all the parts of the helmet, except the little spikes on the side, for which I used 2.4mm/6oz veg. tan. leather. There are many ways to make a helmet out of leather. Personally, I chose to wet the leather and to shape it on a mannequin head which is almost the size of my kid's head.
The most difficult part was to carve the leather in order to make it look like dragons scales. It was a lot of work, but my kid loves it, so it was totally worth the time I spent on it.

I wrote an instructable explaining in details how I made this helmet, you can find it here (and if you like it, give it a like and a vote for the contest): https://www.instructables.com/id/Hiccups-Leather-Helmet-From-How-to-Train-Your-Drag/

This helmet is a unique piece, only made for my son. I don't have a pattern as I was prototyping it as I built it. The helmet is too small for me a slightly too big for my kid, which is a good thing, he'll be able to play with it for a long time as he grows up.

If you have any question, leave them in the comments, I'll do my best to answer them all. Till next week, keep making and thanks for watching!

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Check some of my other videos :

Making A Gold Leaf Picture Frame - Woodworking: https://youtu.be/eVfKomXZUac

How To Make Boromir's Leather Vambraces / Arm Guard - Lord Of The Ring: https://youtu.be/JOCO3O8ddGg

How To Make A Minimalist Leather Card Holder / Minimalist Leather Wallet - Leatherworking: https://youtu.be/1GUQcEf5eYM

How To Make A Viking Double Headed Battle Axe: https://youtu.be/FgNCoWhfX8E

DIY - Making A Leather Watch Cuff / Band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fu5FkkCLkn4&lc=Ugwuxl6_nOdaXzbxdmh4AaABAg

Antique Telescope Restoration: https://youtu.be/gbvljGUt0UY

Little Forge Remodel: https://youtu.be/YmQaSBuNS6o

Hand Forged Naginata - Dirty Smith Zombie Apocalypse Weapon Challenge 2018: https://youtu.be/oyRpBEoFA38

Diresta Blacksmithing Class With Rory May aka Dirty Smith: https://youtu.be/SuTWTlHTySA

Two French Cross Peen Hammers Restoration - Old Rusty Hammer Restoration : https://youtu.be/vBmF09edi5A

Damascus Plywood Sword : https://youtu.be/r-fkAMRvgDI

Leather Round Tool Box / Round Leather Saddlebag for the "Spirit of Collaboration" : https://youtu.be/Qvz3GMlbQuk

Hand Forged Blacksmith Knife: https://youtu.be/6Nl3Ep9bLNo

How to Make A Leather Pirate Treasure Map / World Map For Skully - Leatherworking : https://youtu.be/58kV0IRvKqw

Vintage Drill Press Restoration : https://youtu.be/soEazPJucrw

Making A Viking Bearded Axe (Skeggox) From An Old Axe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saeCAo4xuBU&lc=UgxL2w7ZZD3pZElnDBZ4AaABAg

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